Torkil Gudnason (born in

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) is a New York based

fashion photographer Fashion photography is a genre of photography which is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items, sometimes haute couture. It typically consists of a fashion photographer taking a picture of a dressed model in a photographic studio ...

Biography

A native of Denmark, Gudnason approaches photography with a simple, graphic, Scandinavian sensibility. He prefers shooting in color to play hues off of each other. When asked to list five things he couldn't live without as a photographer, his characteristically succinct answer was: "Light, light, light, light and more light."

Career

Gudnason has shot fashion stories for ''

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Tatler ''Tatler'' is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications focusing on fashion and lifestyle, as well as coverage of high society and politics. It is targeted towards the British upper-middle class and upper class, and those interes ...

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Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

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'', '' Vanity Fair''. Gudnason has contributed to the image development of '' Estée Lauder'', ''

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Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham; December 31, 1881 – October 18, 1966) was a Canadian-American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929, s ...

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L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French personal care company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. It is the world's largest cosmetics company and has developed activities in the field concentrating on hair color, sk ...

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Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de ...

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Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and ...

''. Celebrity subjects have most famously included

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Liv Tyler Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress, producer, singer and former model. She began a modeling career at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting and made her film debut in ''Silent Fall'' (1994); she ...

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

Rosario Dawson Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama ''Kids''. Her subsequent film roles include '' He Got Game'' (1998), ''Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Men in Bl ...

Diane Kruger Diane Kruger ( Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German and American actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in f ...

Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer, television presenter and chief designer of the Isaac Mizrahi brand for Xcel Brands. Based in New York City, he is best known for his eponymous fashion lines. Mizrahi was prev ...

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Andie MacDowell Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell's known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman ...

. André 3000 (OutKast),

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov ( rus, Михаил Николаевич Барышников, p=mʲɪxɐˈil bɐ'rɨʂnʲɪkəf; lv, Mihails Barišņikovs; born January 28, 1948) is a Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Latvian-born R ...

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, and models such as

Claudia Schiffer Claudia Maria Schiffer (; born 25 August 1970) is a German model and actress based in the United Kingdom. She rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the world's most successful models, attaining supermodel status. In her early career, she was compa ...

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Christy Turlington Christy Nicole Turlington Burns (born January 2, 1969) is an American model and humanitarian. She represented Calvin Klein (fashion house), Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline. Turlington w ...

, and

Kate Moss Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is a British model. Arriving at the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her to fas ...

Exhibitions

Personal Structures: Open Borders, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2017 Status:15, Danmarks Fotomuseum, Denmark, 2016 Viborg Kunsthal, Viborg, Denmark, 2014 Torkil Gudnason, Galerie Gris, Hudson, NY, 2014 Body Vase, Galerie A, Paris, France, 2013 The Naked & The Nude, Curated by Peter Weiermair, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, New York, 2013 Electric Blossom, Edelman Arts, New York, NY 2012 Electric Blossom, Galerie Gris, Hudson, NY 2012 Fashion Photography – Tradition and Invention, Preus – national museum of photography in Norway, Horten, Norway, 2012 Hot House, Ports 1961 Gallery, New York, NY, 2009 Dreamwomen - Beauty in the 21st century, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, GERMANY, 2008 Torkil Gudnason exhibition, MA2 Gallery, Tokyo, JAPAN, 2007 Natural Elements, Part II, Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld, New York, NY, 2000 A Big Show of Small Work, Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld, New York, NY, 1998+1999 Organics, Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, NY, 1996 Natural Elements, Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, NY, 1994 Permanent Collection, Photo Museum Odense, DENMARK, 1994 Permanent Collection, MoMA, Wakayama, JAPAN, 1993 Organic Elements, Charlottenborg Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DENMARK, 1993 Organic Series, Reykavil Municipal Art Museum, Reykavil, ICELAND, 1992 The Colors of Fashion, Arcade Gallery, FIT, New York, NY, 1992 Faculty Show,

Center for Photography at Woodstock The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) is a not-for-profit artist-centered organization to develop and promote contemporary photography, located in Woodstock, New York. It began operations in 1977 under the name ''Catskill Center for Photogr ...

, Woodstock, NY, 1990 Art of Persuasion,

International Center of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

(ICP), New York, NY, 1988 Photography for Advertising,

George Eastman House The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...

, Rochester, NY, 1987

Awards

Certificate of Excellence, American Photography, Men's Journal, January 1995 Northwest Addy Award, Merit,

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for

Wieden+Kennedy Wieden+Kennedy (W+K; earlier styled ''Wieden & Kennedy'') is an American independent global advertising agency best known for its work for Nike. Founded by Dan Wieden and David Kennedy, and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, it is one of the l ...

, 1994 Award of Excellence., Society of Newspaper Design,

Washington Post Magazine ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

, December 1994 MPA Kelly Award. Magazine Publishers of America, October 1993 PDN/Nikon, 1st Prize, Art Directors Club. New York, October 1991 Award of Excellence. Photography Annual by Communication Arts Mag. California, August 1991 Creativity Eighty; Editorial for GQ, New York, August 1980 Ilford. Golden Release. 1st Prize. Denmark, 1976 Europhot Youth Scholarship, Foundation Maeght, St Paul de Vence, France, 1973

Bibliography

Published Books

"Wop Bam Boom," Torkil Gudnason Studio, 2017, "Body Vase", Damiani Press, 2013, "Torkil Gudnason - Selected Photographs 2005-2010", North8Editions, 2010, USA, "Hot House", Torkil Gudnason Studio, 2010, USA

Articles / Featured in Books

"Cover Profile" Advertising Technique. No 8 (Dec. 1980) p. 1 & p. 6-8 "Cover Story" Commercial Photo. Japan No. 217 (Aug. 1981) p. 1 & p. 35-56 "New Talent" Art Direction Magazine (Apr. 1983) p. 11-14 "From Silk to Marble" with Colette. Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (1985) (27 plates in color) "Whats new Portfolio"

Adweek ''Adweek'' is a weekly American advertising trade publication that was first published in 1979. ''Adweek'' covers creativity, client–agency relationships, global advertising, accounts in review, and new campaigns. During this time, it has cover ...

27, No.9 (Feb. 24, 1986) p. 48 "Cube Root" Advertising Technique (Mar. 1986) p. 14-19 "The Art of Persuasion" by Robert A. Sobiezek, Harry Abrams, NY (Mar. 1988) p. 188 (plate 146) "Collection Images" Special issue of Kodak's International Photography Magazine (Sep. 1992) p. 34 "Cover -profile" Foto & Film, Denmark (nr.7/8, Aug. 1992) p. 16-21 "Color of Fashion" Published by

Stewart, Tabori & Chang Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

, Inc. NY (Dec. 1993) p. 68, 186 "Organic Series" Blind Spot, New Photography. Premiere issue, NY (Jan. 1993) "Idea Mag." T.Gudnason, photogr., Intl Adv. Art, Japan (Feb. 1993 #237) p. 76-82 "Moschino" Leonardo Arte, Italy, (Oct. 1997) p. 43, 72 "Wildness"

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmetic ...

, Italy (Nov. 1998) p. 132-133 "Mode;Models" Hiro Ikeda, Publisher, Tokyo, Japan (Sep. 1998) p. 38-41 "Manolo Blahnik"

HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Cor ...

(Aug. 2000) p. 86 "Masterminds of Mode" Hiro Ikeda, Publisher, Tokyo, Japan (Feb. 2000) p. 45 "Beaute du Siecle" Editions Assouline, Paris (Mar. 2000) p. 283, 297, 322 "Graphis - The Int. Journal of Design and Communication", #342, NY (Nov./Dec. 2002), p. 66-87, "Graphis Photo Annual 2004", 2004, p. 39, "Beauty in Vogue" Ediciones Conde Nast S.A., 2006, 'Golden Torso', "Pucci"

Benedikt Taschen Benedikt Taschen (born 10 February 1961) is a German publisher and Private collection, contemporary art collector. He is the founder and managing director of the publishing house Taschen, one of the most successful international publishers, with ...

Taschen Taschen is a luxury art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. As of January 2017, Taschen is co-managed by Benedikt and his eldest daughter, Marlene Taschen. History The company began as Taschen Comics, pu ...

, Limited Edition of 10,000 copies, Italy, 2010, p. 182-183 + 374-375 "American Photography 27", USA, 2011, Front Cover & Back Cover + p. 124-125 "Motefotografi - Tradisjon og Nyskapning" Preus Museum - national museum of photography in Norway, 2012, p. 64-71,

References

External links

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